Quick-opening valve



May 29, 11923. $1,456,723

J. H. DERBY QUI CK OPENING VALVE Filed Nov. :50, 1920 2 Sheefs-Sheet 1 May 2%), i923. EAL-56,723

J. H. DERBY QUICK OPENING VALVE Filed Nov. 30, 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 water-tight seating of the valve. The valve --ingc'omprising a disk-like .against and adapted the "F -shaped casing,

is also shown as provided with three centering fingers 28 which slide freely within the ring 20, but are so angularly spaced about the axis of the valve as shown in Fig. 3 that they insure the centering of the "valve upon its seat.. i

The valve 24: is preferably also provided with a stem 30 which is shown as having-a head 32 engaged by a collar 34: threaded into a boss 36 on the face of said valve remote from its seat-engaging The collar 34: is preferably also of bronze and is preferably bevelled at one end asshown at 38 to fit into a correspondingly bevelled or coned seat 40 in a'stem guide 42, thereby. itself forming a valve to insure a water-tight closure about the valve stem 30 when the valve isopen.

:The, stem guide 42 is carriedlin. a cast- I portion 44- fitting to' be bolted to the the third branch of suitable packing 48 being preferablyinterposed between the disk flange 46 surrounding parted. of thecasting and theflange 16 to insure 'water-tight connection. The stem guide 42' is located: in actual alinement with the valve seat ring 20 and 'is shown as threaded into an opening in the part 414.

r To retain the :valve .in closed position, a

stationary hook-like member 50 is formed integral with the part 4 1' and a movable cor-v :respondingly shaped hook member-52 is fulcrumed at- 54c between the ears 56 formed integral :with said member 1 1 at the lower part thereiofpthemember 50 beingcarried upon the upper part of said; member. .A

. this screw locking barv 58vwhic'h is shown to beof such length? that it will span the hooks 50 and 52iwhenthe lower hook 52 is in the posi tionshownin Fig. '1, carries at its center a screw60 having'a squared head by which it may be adjusted through said'bar 58 and has a rounded e'nd62 bearing in a seat 64- in the end of the valve stem' 30,

the seat 64: being of the shape shown in Fig'svl and .4; whereby the end 62 of the -screw60 will center itself readilyhin said "se'atwhen' the valve is restingupon its seat and whereby moreover there will be no y tendency of {the screw 60 to bind against sticking of the'bar 58 the end-of thelvalve' when'the bar 58 rocks toward releasing position after it has been disengaged by the hook 52. To prevent I against the books 50 and 52, due: to corrosion, plates 66 and 68 'iof br'onze or other material that does not readily corrode-are preferably carried upon said bar 58 inwpositionjto engage the respective hooks 50 and 52; It will be noted '.'furthermore,,that the faces of the hooks 50 and 52*:which engage the'plates 66 and 68 are slightly rounded; thus reducing the bearing surfacesand also. facilitating the it is desired to open the valvey ried upon the face whereby thestem is confined on the valve.

arm "70 in this to nsure release'when. it is deslred to open the valve,

is made.

movement of the hook 52 into releasing position.

In order to move the hook 52 into releasing relation. tothe locking bar 58 when to be described are'provided; The illustrated means comprises a weight carrying arm 70.having'the mam mass 72 of its weight carriedat theend of said arm remote from.

the fulcrum 7 4, upon whichsaid arm is carhook 52, this fulcrum extending between ears 76 formed integral with said book. The center of gravity of the weightupon the arm 70 is also offset to one side of the fulcrum 74, when the arm 70 is in itsnormal valve retainingv 111621.115 now.

position shown in Fig. 1.- "To maintain the' position and at the same time its quick and preferably automatic the arm 70'is preferably :provided witha link 78in-the form of a: loop which loops over the short arm80/of a-bell cranky-the otherzarm 82of which .is providedwith.

retaining member 84,- entering .an electrically controlled release boxx86 of the type shown and described in my Letters atent 1,187,135, granted June I 13, :1916, this -re-' lease box being preferably carriedI-uponthe 5 upper hook member 50 as of the drawings-A shown in 'Fi'g. 1 As disclosed in said Letters Patent, the

release box 86 employed with the quick releasing valveis preferablyof the type which i is operated by an increased flow "ofcurrent and 1s preferablyalso of thentype in which alight current normally flowing: through the release box may be utilized to detect tampering-withthebox.- I

. The farm 70 being fulcrume'd upon-the book .52 .is free to turn relatively to said book when released, the shape and location'of the book being such that the hookwill not necessarily begin to move as soonas. the arm'70 be- 1 ginSa'tO move. Provision is made-for positively connecting the arm'TO to the hook 52 at such a point inthe swing of theiarm 7 O as to obtain substantially the greatest leverage possible from the mass 72 of .the weight f llPOIltthGllOOk 52, this'means being also so j'arranged' that it actsnto impart a shock or jar to the book. 52 at the time. theconnection The illustrated means for effecting a positive connection betweenthearm/wand d the hook 52 during the swinging movement of: the arm and at the sametime impart- 1 in dottedlines in Fig. -l,,there relative to the hook 52 about the fulcrum 7 1 a shock or jar to the hook 52, comprises alug or extension 88. on the armZO adapted to engage the underside of the hook; 52 at L 90, as shown by stopping-the,movementflof the arm 7.0

with, the book 52; about the. fulcrum 54:. 'It

will/be Seen-thatas the lug or extensionr i strikes the surface 90 on the underside of the hook 52 after the arm 70 has swung from its vertical position shown in Fig. 1 to the horizontal position in which this engagement takes place, considerable momentum will have been acquired by the weight 72 and therefore a very marked shock will be imparted to the hook 52 which will tend to jar lose any dust or other foreign material which may have accumulated in the parts and at the same time will insure movement of the hook in spite of corrosion. A suitable weight for valves of the construction herein shown and of the sizes ordinarily employed with fire extinguishing installations on piers, wharves and similar places where dry pipe systems are desirable is about twentyiive pounds.

To provide for draining from the fixture. any accumulation of water which may condense and run down into it or which may get into it from any other cause, a drainage outlet 92 in the form of a small threaded opening in the housing 2 is provided. The opening 92 may be closed if desired by a suitable correspondingly threaded plug (not shown).

What I claim as new is- 1. In a device of the class described, a valve seat, a valve, means for normally holding said valve closed, said means comprising a retaining member movable into releasing position, and a weight carried by said retaining member for effecting such movement therof, said weight being first movable relatively to said member into impact therewith and being then movable with said member toward releasing position.

2. In a device of the class described, a valve seat, a valve, means for normally holding said valve closed, said means comprising a retaining member movable into releasing positon, and a weight for eifecting such movement of said retaining member, said weight being movable on said member into impact therewith and being thereafter movable with said member toward releasing position.

3. In a device of the class described, a valve seat, a valve, means for normally holding said valve closed, said means comprising a retaining member movable into releasing position, a weight pivoted upon said member to swing relatively thereto, and cooperating means on said weight and said member for limiting the relative movement thereof whereby said member is moved by said weight to releasing position.

4. In a device of the class described, a valve casing, a valve seat, a valve, means for normally holding said valve closed, said means comprising a retaining member pivoted upon said casing to swing between retaining position and releasing position, and a weight pivoted upon said retaining member and arranged to swing thereon in the direction of the releasing movement into releasing impact with said retaining membei and then to carry said retaining member with it into its releasing position.

5. In a device of the class described, a valve seat, a valve having a stem, a guide for said stem in the line of opening movement of said valve, a locking bar upon the side of said guide remote from said valve and arranged to engage said stem, stops for holding said locking bar in looking position, one of said stops being movable into releasing position, and a weight carried by the movable stop for moving it into releasing position, said weight being movable on said stop into impact therewith as it moves toward stop-releasing position.

Signed at New York city this 13th day of November, 1920.

JOHN H. DERBY.

Witnesses:

W. DAVIES, J OHN R. HEALY. 

